1. Make sure that the printer is turned on and properly connected to the network.

2. Make sure that NetWare is enabled on the printer. This is reported on the printer's Configuration Page. If NetWare is enabled, a series of NetWare parameters is listed in the NetWare PrintServer area of the Configuration Page; if NetWare is disabled, the word Disabled is listed in the NetWare PrintServer area. For information on enabling and disabling protocols, see Disabling Protocols.

   If you are using bindery emulation, make sure that NDS is disabled. To disable NDS from the PhaserShare Administrator, the Enable NDS checkbox in the Print Server tab must be unchecked.

3. If your network uses a router, make sure that the router is configured to not suppress NetWare SAP (Service Advertising Protocol) packets or packets of the frame type the printer is using.

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   Note: All zeros in the Network field on the printer's Configuration Page indicate that the printer does not recognize the network connection; this probably indicates a bad cable connection or Reply to Get Nearest Server has not been set to on. It must be set to on for at least one file server or router on the same segment as the printer.

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1. Click the Search Options button.

2. In the Search Options dialog box, click the following radio buttons:
   1. Sort by: Print Server Name

   2. Select by: All Tektronix Printers

3. Click OK.

Testing the file server-to-printer connection

1. To test the file server-to-printer connection, first use the CAPTURE command to redirect an LPT port output to a network queue. For example:
   CAPTURE NB NFF NT Q=PHASER L=1

   where:

   NB specifies NO BANNER
   
   NFF specifies NO FORM FEED
   
   NT specifies NO TABS
   
   Q=PHASER specifies PHASER as the queue name
   
   L=1 specifies port LPT1

   Use any text editor to create a two-line ASCII file with the following contents:

   %!


   showpage

   Use the COPY command to send the file to the printer. For example, if the file is called SHOWPAGE, and the printer is assigned to LPT1, type:

   COPY SHOWPAGE LPT1:

   If the file server-to-printer connection is functional, the printer ejects a blank page.

1. Log in as ADMIN and launch the NWAdmin utility. Browse the directory services tree to the location of the print queue object for this printer. Double-click the print queue object to view its properties.

2. The identification view is displayed by default. If it is not displayed, select it. Make sure all that all of the Operator Flags at the bottom left corner of the window are checked.

3. Click the Users button to select this view. This view displays a list of queue users and queue user groups. Verify that the list of users, groups, and group memberships are correct. For more details, consult the NetWare Administrator documentation.

4. Click the Assignment button to select this view. This view displays the print servers and printers assigned to service this print queue. Make sure that the appropriate objects are assigned to this print queue.

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   Note: The print server object name in the tree must match the print server name in the printer for the print server to attach and service the print queue.

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1. Verify that the printer has been set up to service the queue.
   1. Log in as ADMIN and launch the NWAdmin utility. Browse the directory services tree to the location of the print queue object for this printer. Double-click the print queue object to view its properties.

   2. Click the Assignment button to select this view. This view displays the print servers and printers assigned to service this print queue.

   3. The Authorized print servers window and the Printers servicing print queues window should list the names of the objects linked to this print queue. If a print server object is not linked to this print queue, create or modify a print server object and assign it to this print queue. If a printer object is not linked to this print queue, create or modify a printer object and assign in to this print queue. See the NetWare user documentation for more details

2. Check that the printer was able to log in to the file server:
   1. At the file server's console, type:
      load monitor

      Select Connection Information from the Available Options menu.

      If the printer has logged in, its print server name is displayed in the list. If the print server name is not on the list, continue with Steps 3 through 5.

3. Verify that there was an available connection slot for the printer. Since the printer consumes a login connection, the file server may need an available connection for the printer to log in.

4. Verify that the password the printer saved (if one was set) is the same as the one on the file server. Mismatched passwords can result if PCONSOLE, rather than the PhaserShare Administrator, is used to set the password. Use the PhaserShare Administrator to enter a new password to ensure that they are the same. To set a password, click the Set Password button in the Print Server tab; this displays the Set Password dialog box. Enter the password in both fields and click the OK button.

5. Verify that the printer's print server name matches the one in the NDS tree. The Configuration Page reports the printer's print server name. For information on printing a Configuration Page, see The printer's Configuration Page.

6. Verify that the frame type the printer is using is supported by the file server. See Printer does not appear in the Advanced Configuration Tool.

7. Verify that at least one file server or router on the same segment as the printer has Reply to Get Nearest Server set to on.

• You can also check the PhaserShare Administrator Printer Info dialog box for reported error conditions.

• Download the PostScript Error Handler to the printer. For information on using the Tektronix PostScript Error Handler, see your printer's user documentation.

• Make sure that you are using the correct Tektronix driver for your networked printer.

• Verify that the Print Server protocol has been enabled; use the printer's front panel or check the Administrator's Print Server tab.

• Banners, form feeds, and tabs may interfere with the print job. Try disabling these from the driver/network setup.